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-Fermium : it was named after nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi
-Einsteinium: it was named after Albert Einstein
-Mendelevium: it was named after Dimitri Mendeleev
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What are three sources for the name of elements?
Three (of many) sources for the names of the elements are: 1. The name of the place where it was discovered (eg, Hassium: symbol Hs; at no 108, at wt 277 ~ its was named after Hesse, Germany) 2. The name of the scientist who discovered it (eg, Bohrium: symbol Bh; at no 107; at wt 277 ~ named for Neils Bohr) 3. An ancient name carried forward (eg, Gold: symbol; Au; at no 79; at wt 197 ~ named for Aurum, the Latin word for gold, just translated to different more modern languages.)
What are three elements named after great scientists?
Einsteinium and mendelevium, Thorium, Curium, Fermium, Rutherfordium, Bohrium, Seaborgium, etc., etc.
How were elements named?
The names come from a number of languages, of wich the main two are: Latin and Greek. Other languages include: Aryan and Sanskrit. Or from countries, like: Rome and Scandinavian. The actual names come from what the elements characteristics, or it's origin for example: 'Hydrogen' Greek "HYDOR", water, plus "GEN", forming. 'Titanium' For Titans of Roman mythology. 'Magnesium' Latin "Magnesia", A district in Asia minor.
How many elements does H3PO4 have?
Three elements.
What are the three elements that can be classified based on their properties?
Elements are classified as set out in the Periodic Table of the elements. It is NOT clear to what "three" you are referring.
What are three elements named after scientist?
Einsteinium and mendelevium, Thorium, Curium, Fermium, Rutherfordium, Bohrium, Seaborgium, etc., etc.
What three elements were named after the same place?
Einsteinium, Lawrencium, and Californium are three elements that were named after the same place.
What 4 elements was named after planets?
Three elements named after places are Copper, Berkelium, and Californium
What are three famous buildings in Washington D.C. named after famous people?
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Who is the scientist that grouped elements into sets of three?
Newland, Moseley, , Dobereiner, Mendeleeff...
What are ten elements named after people?
Einsteinium, Lawrencium, and Nobelium to name but three.
What is the first name of the famous scientist who gave us newton three laws of motion?
Isaac.
What is the name of the famous scientist who gave us newtons three laws of motion?
Albert Einstein
Who were three famous female scientists and what did they discover?
Marie Curie, Barbara McClintock, and Jane Goodall are three famous female scientist. While Marie Curie and her husband Pierre discovered the elements radium and polonium, Barbara McClintock worked on genetic transposition for which she received the Nobel prize. Jane Goodall was a primatologist who was an expert on chimpanzees.
What famous cartoonist on insects and animals has three insects named after him?
Larson
What elements are named after geographic locations?
There are no elements named after places since an element is atoms which are all the same not a mixture of two types of atoms nor a compound which is more than three.
How did the Triassic come about?
The German scientist who names the era named it after the three distinctive colors of clay beds that form the "layers" of the period. "Tri" - three.
